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It is recommended to enable encryption on your wireless router before your wireless network adapters. Please establish wireless connectivity before

enabling encryption. Your wireless signal may degrade when enabling encryption due to the added overhead.

1.

Log into the web-based configuration by opening a web browser and

entering the IP address of the router (192.168.0.1). Click on

Setup

and then click

Wireless Settings

on the left side.

2.

Click on

Manual Wireless Connection Setup.

3.

Next to

Security Mode

, select

WPA-Enterprise

.

4.

Next to

WPA Mode

, select

Auto

,

WPA2 Only

, or

WPA Only

. Use

Auto

if you have wireless clients using both WPA and WPA2.

5.

Next to

Group Key Update Interval

, enter the amount of time before

the group key used for broadcast and multicast data is changed (3600

is default).

6.

Next to

Authentication Timeout

, enter the amount of time before a

client is required to re-authenticate (60 minutes is default).

7.

Next to

RADIUS Server IP Address

enter the IP Address of your RADIUS

server.

8.

Next to

RADIUS Server Port

, enter the port you are using with your RADIUS server. 1812 is the default port.

9.

Next to

RADIUS Server Shared Secret

, enter the security key.

Configure WPA-Enterprise (RADIUS)

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9.

If the

MAC Address Authentication

box is selected then the user will

need to connect from the same computer whenever logging into

the wireless network.

10. Click

Advanced

to enter settings for a secondary RADIUS Server.

11. Click

Apply Settings

to save your settings.

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From the

Setup

>

Wireless Settings

screen, click

Add Wireless Device with

WPS

.

Add Wireless Device with WPS Wizard

If you select

Manual

, a settings summary screen will appear. Write down the

security key and enter this on your wireless clients. Click

OK

to finish.

Select

Auto

to add a wireless client using WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) and

then click

Next

. Skip to the next page.

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PIN:

Select this option to use PIN method. In order to use this method you

must know the wireless client’s 8 digit PIN and click

Connect

.

PBC:

Select this option to use PBC (Push Button) method to add a wireless

client. Click

Connect

.

Once you click

Connect

, you will have a 120 second time limit to apply the

settings to your wireless client(s) and successfully establish a connection.

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Network Settings

Enter the IP address of the router. The default IP address

is 192.168.0.1.

If you change the IP address, once you click

Apply

, you

will need to enter the new IP address in your browser to

get back into the configuration utility.

Enter the Subnet Mask. The default subnet mask is

255.255.255.0.

Enter the Domain name (Optional).

Uncheck the box to transfer the DNS server information

from your ISP to your computers. If checked, your

computers will use the router for a DNS server.

IP Address:

Subnet Mask:

Local Domain:

Enable DNS Relay:

This section will allow you to change the local network settings of the router and to configure the DHCP settings.

Router Settings